Planning Commission Meeting Update

January 27, 2010                    Wednesday                             7:00 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

ROLL CALL:      Commissioners Michael Boswell, Michael Draze, Eric Meyer, Airlin Singewald, Mary Whittlesey, Vice-Chairperson Michael Multari, and Chairperson Charles Stevenson 

ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA: Accepted 

MINUTES:  Minutes of January 13, 2010 – Approved 

PUBLIC COMMENT:  None 

PUBLIC HEARINGS: 

1.     1119, 1123, 1127, 1129, & 1137 Garden Street and 712, 720, 748, 736, 722, & 728 Marsh Street.  ER 124-06:  Introduce project redesign and Final Environmental Impact Report; C-D-H zone; Garden Street SLO Partners, LP, applicant.  (Tyler Corey) 

Tyler Corey, Associate Planner, presented the revised project description and Final EIR, recommending the Commission receive staff and applicant presentations and public comments on project redesign and Final EIR.  Dan Gira, EIR Consultant, presented the Final EIR organization and changes made to the document since the draft version.  Carol Florence, applicant representative, and George Garcia, applicant architect, provided a more detailed presentation of the revised project. 

Six individuals spoke during the hearing and were complimentary to the content and conclusions of the Final EIR. 

The Commission was also complimentary to the content of the Final EIR and asked several clarification questions regarding the analysis contained in the document. 

RECOMMENDATION:  Continue the item to a date certain: February 24, 2010. 

ACTION:  On motion by Vice-Chair Multari, seconded by Commr. Singewald, the Commission, on a 7:0 vote, continued the item to a date certain of February 24, 2010. 

COMMENT AND DISCUSSION: 

2.            Staff 

a.  Agenda Forecast – Deputy Director Davidson provided the forecast. 

3.     Commission – Commissioner Boswell suggested an upcoming study session on greenhouse gas emissions and the new CEQA Guidelines. 

ADJOURNMENT – Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Community Development, 919 Palm Street, during normal business hours.